"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.

Idioms:

  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.